. >> it took a texas jury less than 24 hours to convict former dallas police officer amber guyger in the fatal shooting of her unarmed neighbor bo than jean. it happened inside his apartment which guyger mistook for hers. the family celebrating afterward. amber guyger could face life in prison. more now from ed lavandera. >> reporter: it was a shocking verdict. she now faces anywhere between five years and life in prison. the sentencing phase of her trial started shortly after the conviction, and the verdict was read here in the dallas county courthouse. the first person that testified in the sentencing face was botham jean's mother who talked about how much she misses her son, what a hole in her life this tragedy has left. they also detailed what a beacon of light this young man was in his community, the charity work he had done, the philanthropic efforts. prosecutors showed offensive text messages and social media posts that were rather scathing. amber guyger if she decides to testify on her own behalf will have to answer to and be seriously questioned about. anticipate that here on

amber guyger who killed allison's son bon his apartment was convicted of murder.or his family and the onlookers, this conviction represents something greater. >> this verdict is for trayvon martin, michael brown, sandra bland, it's for tamir rice. it's for eric garner. it's for antwon rose. >> today's victory gives a sense of hope and possibility and justice to the many people who were killed by the state and did not get any form of justice. >> reporter: the verdict marking the climax of a case that's captivated the nation for more than a year. >> breaking headline out of dallas at this hour. >> the police call it a very unique case. >> reporter: fueling a national conversation about race, police transparency and one officer's use of deadly force. >> no justice, no peace! >> reporter: last september, amber guyger was returning home after a 132 hour shift. she lifted in 1378 on the third floor. directly above her in 1478 was botham jean's apartment. the st. lucian described as a ray of sunshine. >> botham had a love for everyone. >> reporter: jean was an accountant

more than a year after off duty police officer amber guyger killed ott am jean. yger claimed during trial she accidentally entered jean's apartment and shot him thinking he was an intruder. jean's apartment was located one floor below guyger's in the dallas apartment building.g. this is judge kemp delivering the verdict. >> the jury has reached a verdict, ms. guyger and your team, would you please stand. we the jury unanimously find the defendant amber guyger, guilty of murder as charged in the indictment. amy: family and community members in the courthouse erupted in celebration at the news in the hallways spectators chanted black lives matter. guyger is the first dallas police officer to be convicted of murder since the 1970's, this according to "the dallas morning news." ms. lee merit, one of the lawyers for botham jean's family. >> we have the sentencing phase to go but this is a huge victory not only for the family of botham jean but his mother allison told me moments ago this is a victory for black people in america. it's a signal the tide is going to change

first of all, you saw amber guyger from bhienlehind.u ever sauce was a petite woman coming to a courtroom and sitting stoically and very still throughout a horrific trial, and you heard about some horrific acts that she had committed. but i watched her from the front and i saw the change in her during the course of trial. >> judge kemp told us she's been overwhelmed by the reaction and has really now just started to process what everyone has been saying. her desk is stacked with hundreds and hundreds of emails and letters. people have been mailing her bibles. so she said she's just now getting to the point where she can process the dramatic moments that unfolded in her courtroom. >> ed lavandera, thank you for that. >>> we take look at markets around the world. european shares have opened higher. asian markets flat or down. wall street looking at a little bit of a bounceback here today because stocks were down yesterday on trade tensions between the u.s. and china. the dow closed 314 points lower than 1%. the s&p 500 fell 1.6%. the nasd

amber guyger was still in the courtroom. >> i said to her, ms. guyger, mr. jean has forgiven you.rgive yourself so that you can live a purposeful life. and she asked me, she said, do you think my life can still have a purpose? and i said, i know it can. and she said, well, i don't even have a binble. i don't know where to begin. and that's when i went and retrieved my bible and gave it to her. >> reporter: judge kemp read her a gospel passage about salvation and then guyger asked the judge for a hug. >> and when she asked me, she said, can i hug you? i was thinking, did she say can i hug you? and i don't think anybody would have refused her a hug had she asked it of them. >> in that moment. >> in that moment. >> what do you say to those critics who say you had no business hugging a convicted murderer in that courtroom. >> you saw amber guyger from behind. all you ever saw was a petite woman coming to a courtroom and sitting stoically, but i watched her from the front. and i saw the change in her during the course of trial. >> i am so sorry. >> reporter: amber guyger made the judge

>> reporter: botham's mother speaking with reporters. >> if amber guyger was trained not to shoot in the heart. >> right, right. >> my son would be standing here today. >> reporter: thisrial ing potlight o nation deals with race, police transparency and one officer's use of deadly force. >> the breaking headline out of dallas at this hour. >> police call this a very unique case. >> reporter: last september, amber guyger, who had been a police officer for four years was coming home after a 13 1/2-hour shift. she lived in apartment 1378. directly above her in 1478 was botham jean's apartment. the st. lucian native described as a ray of sunshine. >> botham had a love for everything and everyone. >> reporter: that fateful night, cream.home watching television, and guyger entered his apartment saying she thought it was her own, shooting him twice, killing him in his own living room. >> the idea that someone can walk into an apartment that's not theirs, to convince yourself that that person is in your house committing a crime and your option is not to back out of house but to shoot and kil

amber guyger was still in the courtroom. i said to her, miss guyger, mr. jeans has forgiven you.orgive yourself to live a purposeful life. she asked me, do you think my life can still have a purpose? i said i know it can't. she said, i don't have a bible. i don't know where to begin. >> that's when i went and retrieved my bible and gave it to her. >> reporter: judge kemp read her a gospel passage about salvation and guyger asked the judge for a hug. >> when she asked me, she said, can i hug you? i was thinking, did she say, can i hug you? and i don't think would be refused her a hug had she asked. >> in that moment. >> in that moment. >> what do you say to those critics who say you had no business hugging a convicted murderer in that courtroom? >> you saw amber guyger from behind. all you ever saw was a petite woman coming to a courtroom and sitting stoically but i watched her from the front and i saw the change in her during the course of trial. >> i am so sorry. >> amber guyger made the judge one last promise before she was led away in handcuffs she would personally return judg

we're getting new insight into the amber guyger trial. she's the former dallas police officer convicted this week of murder. >> she had claimed she entered the wrong apartment and thought the victim, botham jean, was an intruder. her sentence of ten years in prison has sparked protests. abc's marcus moore spoke with two of the jurors from the case. >> take us into that room. what was it like in there? >> reporter: for the first time we're hearing directly what went on inside the jury room at amber guyger's trial. two of the jurors talking to abc's marcus moore for "good morning america." >> you were talking about botham and based on hearing you, it really seems like particularly during the punishment phase you were really thinking about him. >> we had to. i mean, it was like a wonderful innocent person who should still be here. >> reporter: the diverse jury made up of eight women and four men all of varying ethnicities finding amber guyger guilty of murder this week sentencing her to ten years behind bars and these jurors telling marcus t

officer turns up dead outside his home just ten days after taking the stand against former cop amber guyger. is his killing tied to his testimony in that high-profile case? the new information overnight. >>> also new this morning, we hear from this man struck by lightning while walking his dogs left unable to breathe. his shoes and socks blown off his feet. what happened next? >>> immunity outrage. these british parents say the wife of a u.s. diplomat ran down their son then fled the country claiming diplomatic immunity. what the embassy is now saying. plus, the big stunner on sunday night football overnight. >>> and from the deer crashing into the hair salon to these pigs the size of polar bears to the rescue of this dog trapped beneath hurricane rubble for the last month. all the trending stories for your monday morning. >>> good monday morning, everyone. i'm elizabeth hur. >> and i'm trevor ault. janai and kenneth are off today. we begin with president trump facing a second whistle-blower now who is coming forward to corroborate the first complaint that's at the center of the impeachment

learning her fate for killing her unarmed neighbor >> we the jury unanimously find the defendant amber guyger guilty of murder >> she told the jury she mixed up her apartment with the victim's tonight, how long could she be sent to prison, and the emotional reaction inside the courtroom from the victim's family >>> also breaking, president trump's inner circle under fire new revelations secretary of state mike pompeo was on the call at the center of the impeachment storm. pompeo accusing democrats of bullying witnesses. the president's personal attorney rudy giuliani hiring a lawyer of his own, and new scrutiny on attorney general william barr why he asked for help from foreign powers. >>> prince harry and meghan markle suing a uk tabloid harry speaking out about fears of history repeating itself after the death of his mother, princess diana. >>> the terrifying video of a woman running to a home for help, the man dragging her away screaming >> no! no >> how a doorbell cam helped lead to her rescue >>> wild images. a woman jumping a zoo safety barrier, the lion staring her down as she appears

hour. >>> we begin with that stunning guilty verdict in the murder trial of former dallas cop, amber guyger expected back in court today as the sentencing part of her trial resumes. she was found guilty of murdering her neighbor, botham jean. >> the relief on the faces of jean's family was obvious in court. you see his mom with her hands in the air there right after the judge read the jury's verdict. abc's trevor ault has the details. >> reporter: amber guyger, once an officer of the dallas police department, is now a convicted murderer. the jury deliberating for six hours, even considering a lesser charge of manslaughter, before reaching that stunning decision. >> we the jury unanimously find the defendant, amber guyger, guilty of murder. >> reporter: the announcement met with gasps inside the dallas courtroom. guyger appearing to wipe tears from her face. throughout the trial she had insisted she walked into the apartment of 27-year-old botham jean by mistake, thinking it was her home, believing he was an intruder, opening fire. >> i thought it was my apartment. >> reporter: guyger's defe

the former officer, amber guyger, weeping quietly, sitting alone in court. abc's marcus moore leads us off now from dallas tonight. >> reporter: it took the jury less than five hours to reach a decision. >> we the jury unanimously find the defendant, amber guyger, guilty of murder. >> reporter: a burst of emotion following the swift il verdict. botham jean's mother throwing her hands in the air. for her, a moment of victory in the face of a deep loss. amber guyger, a former dallas police officer, holding a tissue, her head dngpiip slightly. one officer appearing to console her afterwards. outside the courtroom, cheers and applause. >> this is a huge victory, not only for the family of botham jean, but as his mother, allison, told me a moment ago, this is a victory for black people in america. >> reporter: the diverse jury made up men and women of different ethnicities had three choices -- murder, meaning amber guyger, who testified she thought it was her apartment, in fact intended to kill botham jean seconds after she walked through his door. manslaughter,

amber guyger convicted of murder.nd one of the things that played into all of this was amber guyger's demeanor the night of the shooting and the moments right after prosecutors really hammered away at the fact she didn't do enough to try to save botham jean's life and she could have retreated in that situation and she said she heard someone loud shuffling behind the doorway and started to open the door and she feared for her life. they still maintain this is all a mistake. but the sentencing phase now begins here in dallas and amber guyger faces anywhere between five years and life in prison. the sentencing phase started just a few hours ago. and the first person to testify before this jury was botham jean's mother who was very emotional. >> my life has not been the same. it is just been like a roller coaster. i cannot sleep. i cannot eat. it's just been the most terrible time. he died a few days before his 27th birthday. >> reporter: and really the prosecutors here putting family members up there to paint botham jean

amber guyger sentenced to ten years in prison.ligible for parole in five years at just the age of 36. >> no justice, no peace! [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: outside the courtroom, the sentence angered protesters, sparking chants. >> the police departments around the country -- >> this is not a joke! this is our lives! >> reporter: but at the same time, inside the courtroom, a dramatic scene was unfolding. >> i forgive you. >> reporter: botham jean's 18-year-old brother, brandt, spoke directly to the former dallas police officer who killed his brother. he told guyger that he didn't want to see her rot in prison and that he had one request before she was taken to her jail cell. >> i love you as a person. and i don't wish anything bad on you. i don't know if this is possible, but can i give her a hug, please? please? >> yes. >> reporter: guyger's attorney called it humbling and the most amazing moment he had ever seen in a courtroom. the emotion lingered long after the case ended. judge tammy kemp hugged botham jean's family, and i

was joshua brown, a key witness whose testimony may have helped convict former dallas officer amber guyger for the death of botham jean inside the apartment building where the three lived. brown testified less than two weeks ago, at times emotional, remembering how he would hear his neighbor singing gospel hymns from his apartment across the hall. he also described hearing jean's fan thge du llr coinl tanfntroat someone say, hey, put your hands up, in a loud tone? >> no. no, ma'am. >> reporter: it was what brown didn't hear that night that gave prosecutors reason to challenge guyger, who testified that after she mistakenly entered jean's apartment thinking it was her commands to show his hands before shooting. >> not one of them heard you say that. >> i can't tell you why. >> it's because you s'tdn it. >> reporter: activists calling for justice for brown, and offering a $100,000 reward. his family speaking through an attorney saying brown was a reluctant witness and question if his death was connected to his testimony. >> he was shot and left to die by someone who clearly had an ax to grin

testimony in the sentencing phase of amber guyger's murder trial resumes today. sterday guyger, a white ex-police officer in dallas, was convicted of murdering an unarmed black man inside his own apartment. guyger now faces possible life in prison. laura podesta is in new york. laura, is guyger expected to appeal this verdict? >> reporter: wendy, it has not formally been announced, but it's likely she will appeal this murder conviction. legal experts say a defense that could be used in that appeal is the castle doctrine. similar to stand your ground, the castle doctrine says a person is justified in using deadly force if someone enters their home or their castle. but this would be an unprecedented use of the castle doctrine because it was not guyger's home. she thought it was, but it turned out to be her neighbor's. 31-year-old amber guyger spent her first night behind bars last night. >> we the jury unanimously find the defendant amber guyger guilty of murder as charged in the indictment. >> reporter: the former dallas police officer was convicted of murdering he

>>amber guyger we'll spend 10 years in prison for the murder of john inside his apartment. >>a jury handing down the unanimous sentenced today and afterwards there was an emotional moment between the victim's family and amber guyger. before the sentence was announced to relatives of both giger and as john addressed the court. >>now era brings us that part of the story. >>images of 26 year-old john smiling with loved ones quickly changed to agony on the faces of his loved ones at his funeral wednesday speaking before courtroom his father remembering him could be and if the sea mckeon. we want see him. it was just one day earlier. cheers from the family of john where his favorite color red after his killer amber guyger was found guilty of murder. his sister spoke about the past year since his death. same these pictures show a smiling john at his friend's wedding alexa stossel met him in college honor student adviser report. as part of the sentencing hearing the prosecution read some of amber guyger's text messages aloud these are not allowed during her trial, but the judge al

amber guyger was given ten years in prison for the murder of bothan jean. teenage brother asked to give guyger a hug. he said he forgave guyger. >>> democratic presidentally hopefuls descended on las vegas to talk gun safety. natalie brand reports. >> reporter: democratic presidential hopefuls returned to las vegas to talk gun safety on the week of the two-year anniversary of the massacre that killed 58 people at a country music festival. >> their stories are stories that didn't have to happen. on the gun issue, things are changing. >> reporter: gun-control has been front and center in the democratic race following a series of shooting massacres this summer. >> 93% of americans want to see us pass some reasonable background checks. >> we've got to let people know, including a lot of gun owners, responsible gun owners know they're not the enemy here. >> reporter: the conversation on the campaign trail comes as gun legislation talks on capitol hill appear stalled with the impeachment inquiry of president trump taking focus. >> all they want to do is try and w

>>and amber guyger. >>and then unusual mo. the brother of the victim asked the person who killed his brother. >>not merrill has more on what happened. >>images of 26 year-old john smiling with loved ones quickly changed to agony on the faces of his loved ones at his funeral. wednesday speaking before courtroom his father remembering him could be and if the sea mckeon. we want see him. it was just one day earlier. cheers from the family of john where his favorite color red after his killer amber guyger was found guilty of murder. his sister spoke about the past year since his death. and the same these pictures show a smiling john ahis friend's wedding alexa stossel met him in college honor student adviser report. as part of the sentencing hearing the prosecution read some of amber guyger's text messages aloud these are not allowed during her trial, but the judge allowed them during sentencing the prosecution claims they show she is racist but her family painted a different picture. she is sweet. expressed to me how she feels. s

lesser charge of manslaughter before reaching that decision. >> we the jury find the defendant amber guyger> reporter: the announcement met with gasps from inside the courtroom, guyger appearing to wipe tears from her face. she admitted she walked into bo than jean's home by mistake thinking it was her home, opening fire. guyger's defense attorneys argue she had been confused and feared for her life. >> i yelled at him, let me see your hands, let me see your hands. >> reporter: and monday used the castle doctrine, which allows you to defend yourself in your own home. but guyger wasn't in her own home. bo than jean was eating ice cream and watching tv. >> reporter: so the sentencing phase is under way. we heard from botham jean's mother and sister talking about how difficult this loss has been for them. amber guyger faces up to 99 yeayea years in prison. >> how long could the sentencing phase take? >> it could take several days because on top of the family and co-workers talking about the loss of life, they talked about guyger's character. they presented text messages officer that had racial

another element of this is amber guyger is planning an appeal, or could appeal.side over that appeal, is that correct? >> actually. if she does appeal the appellate court located in dallas will be the first court to handle that. but should they find something amiss in her trial and it is reversed and sent back for a new trial, then there is a likelihood that i could preside over that as well. >> tamron: did you think you could preside over given the hug and that attention exchange of the bible, all of these ties now that you have to her personally, could you said above that court and do your job? >> i do that every day. i do that every day. >> tamron: but not every day do we see this. i know you do it every day but this is a case where your name now is be able to fulfill that obligation as an impartial judge? >> absolutely. every day i separate emotions from fact. i don't think it would be any different in this case. i certainly would understand why one party or the other what like to move to recuse me and if that happens that is fine, i understand that. but ever

you can see amber guyger there, the back of her head. unclear what her reaction was as the verdict was read. but again, there was a bit of a small out burst of the family of botham jean. this is the verdict they had wanted i. looks like, yes, a guilty verdict for amber guyger, the former dallas police officer charged in the shooting death of botham jean. she argued all along she went to the wrong apartment mistakenly, that she did not mean to shoot botham jean, that she feared for her life when he charged at her as she entered the apartment. in the end the jury says she is guilty of murder in this case, craig. >> gabe gutierrez for us there in dallas. gabe, thank you. again, amber guyger, guilty of murder there in texas. we will be right back. ill be ri. and...whatever this was. because we make our meat with the good of the deli and no artificial preservatives. make every sandwich count with oscar mayer deli fresh. my hands are everything to me. but i was diagnosed with dupuytren's contracture. and it got to the point where things i took

ed, fill us in. >> here's what happened as the judge read the verdict of amber guyger. >> good morning and gentlemen. the jury has reached a verdict. ms. guyger and your team, will you please stand. we, the jury, unanimously find the defendant amber guyger guilty of murder as charged in the indictment. no outbursts. >> reporter: you could hear the gasps there inside the courtroom as the verdict was announced. both john's family, the 26-year-old accountant who was murdered by amber guyger were inside that courtroom. they've been wearing red every day coming to trial here. that was john's favorite color. amber guyger's family also inside that courtroom. outside the courtroom, you can see the heavy security presence here at the courthouse. you have to go through a second layer of security to get to the courtroom that is at the end of the hallway. you could hear cheering outside that courtroom as that verdict was read here. this was a rather dramatic moment. there were many people who didn't think amber guyger would be convicted of murder, in large part because one of the options this jury

, guilty of murder as charged in the indictment >> reporter: the family of the man amber guyger shot erupted in cheers but the former dallas police officer sat silent the dramatic verdict capped a trial that had captivated the country. >> i ask god for forgiveness i hate myself every single day >> reporter: guyger had claimed she feared for her life when she killed her unarmed neighbor, botham jean, mistaking him for a burglar in her apartment turns out she'd accidentally barged in on his unlocked apartment on the wrong floor >> it's a sad reality that this community waited on pins and needles to decide whether or not someone could be held guilty for killing an unarmed black man in his home while eating ice cream. >> reporter: during closing arguments, guyger's attorneys had brought up texas's so-called castle doctrine, similar to stand your ground laws in other states, which allows someone to use deadly force against an intruder in self-defense why is it absurd to apply the castle doctrine in this case >> because there were so many instances as the prosecutors argue that she knew or

. >>> plus, the jurors in the amber guyger trial breaking their silence about that high-profile sentencing. and what the victim's brother said about that emotional courtroom embrace. >>> and can you feel the heat? the summer swelter now deep into fall as millions suffer through record-breaking temperatures. g. it's great to have you with us on a very busy friday night. i'm tom llamas, in for david. we begin with several breaking stories, including major developments in the impeachment showdown. just moments ago, issuing a subpoena to the white house for documents related to ukraine. the president insisting the phone call had nothing to do with the 2020 election. mitt romney calling president trump's latest actions both wrong and appalling. jonathan karl leads us off. >> reporter: today, president trump insisted his calls for ukraine and now china to investigate his potential 2020 opponent joe biden have nothing to do with politics. >> i don't care about biden's campaign, but i do care about corruption. >> reporter: yet today the trump re-election campaign told abc news it's spending $1 mil

amber guyger could face life in prison. more now from ed lavandera. >> dave and christine, it was a shocking verdict, convicting amber guyger of murder. she now faces five years to life in prison. the sentencing phase of her trial started shortly after the conviction and the verdict was read here in the dallas county courthouse. the first person that testified in the sentencing phase was botham jean's mother who talked about how much she misses her son, what a hole in her life this tragedy has left. they also detailed what a beacon of light the young man was in his community, the charity work he had done and the philanthropic efforts. prosecutors showed some offensive text messages and social media posts that were rather scathing, and amber guyger if she decides to testify on her own behalf in the sentencing phase will have to answer to and be seriously questioning about it. anticipate that on wednesday morning as the sentencing phase continues. we expect to hear from defense attorneys who are trying to minimize the amount

the presiding judge consult the family before embracing amber guyger to begin her sentence.eliberately destroyed the library of the university of mosul, burning a million books on philosophy, law, science and poetry. unesco called it "one of the most devastating acts of destruction of library collections in human history." our world affairs editorjohn simpson went to mosul to document the efforts being made to rebuild the library in a city still devasted by the conflict. there was a time when this was one of the most magnificent places on earth, the old city of mosul. then isis captured it in 2014 and for to the death in its ruins. now the ancient buildings are just rubble, bombed and fought over when the city was liberated two years ago. it is pretty much uninhabitable and it is not clear when or even if it will be rebuilt. this man, his house here must have been charming. translation: this place will not be rebuilt, not even in five years. the country is in chaos and nobody is going to rebuild the city, even if money would have been allocated for it, it would be stolen fro

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amber guyger had argued that she killed botham jean because she mistakenly thought she was in her ownports. we, thejury, we, the jury, unanimously find we, thejury, unanimously find the defendant, amber guyger, guilty of murder as charged in the indictment. and emotional outpouring from the family of botham jean after the guilty verdict they had been hoping for. this verdict today is for them. everybody can raise their hand. this verdict is for them. the 26—year—old, who worked for an accounting firm, had been sitting in this apartment in dallas in september last year when he was shot dead by former police officer amber guyger. she said she had mistaken jean's apartment for her own on the floor below and burst into confront a suspected intruder. he either got up a suspected intruder. he either got up from the sofa was partially crouching when he was shot twice while eating ice cream. testifying on her own defence, a tearful guyger said she believed her own life was in danger when she pulled the trigger. i was scared. in danger when she pulled the trigger. iwas scared. iwas in danger w

amber guyger had argued that she killed botham jean after mistakenly thinking she was in her own flatunanimously find the defendant, amber guyger, guilty of murder as charged in the indictment. an emotional outpouring from the family of botham jean after the guilty verdict they had been hoping for. this verdict today is for them. everybody can raise their hand. this verdict is for them. the 26—year—old, who worked for an accounting firm, had been sitting in his apartment in dallas in september last year when he was shot dead by former police officer amber guyger. she said she had mistaken jean's apartment for her own on the floor below, and burst in to challenge a suspected intruder. he either got up from the sofa or was partially crouching when he was shot twice, while eating ice cream. testifying in her own defence, a tearful guyger said she had believed her life was in danger when she pulled the trigger. cries i was scared. i was scared of this person in my apartment, and i'm so sorry. i'm sorry. bothamjean's mother, allison, who had remained composed throughout the trial, fought b

>> reporter: the family of the man amber guyger shot erupted in cheers, but the former dallas police officer sat silent the dramatic verdict capped a trial that had captivated the country.single day >> reporter: guyger had claimed she feared for her life when she killed her unarmed mistak apartment. it turns out she had accidentally barged in on his unlocked apartment on the wrong floor. >> it's a sad reality that this community waited on pins and needles to decide whether or not someone could be held guilty for killing an unarmed black man in his home while eating ice cream. >> reporter: during closing arguments, guyger's attorneys had brought up texas's so-called castle doctrine, similar to stand your ground laws in other states, which allow someone to use deadly force against an intruder in self-defense why it is absurd to apply the castle doctrine in this case? >> because there was just so many instances, as the prosecutors argued, that she knew or should have known she was not in her apartment. >> reporter: perhaps the trial's key moment was when guyger was cross-examined and pr

>> reporter: late today a powerful moment in court as the brother of amber guyger's victim forgave her and asked for an embrace. she sobbed in his arms but outside the courtroom, outrage as guyger learned her sentence. >> set the defendant's punishment at ten years imprisonment. >> reporter: the prosecution asked for no less than 28 years, the age botham jean would have turned this week the jury took less than two hours of deliberations to hand down the sentencing, capping a dramatic trial during today's emotional punishment phase, jean's father e [crying] >> reporter: his son was shot and killed last september in his own apartment. guyger claims she mistook him for a burglar after accidently barging into his unlocked apartment, thinking it was her own. today for the first time, we heard from guyger's mother who described how her daughter was sexual molested as a child by a man she dated. karen guyger says her daughter was distraught after jean's death. >> she wish she could have taken his place. she feels very bad about it. >> reporter: before the proceedings ended, the judge gave amb

but outside the courtroom, his mother lashing out at police. >> if amber guyger was trained not to shoot in the heart, my day.would be standing here >> reporter: the jury taking less than two hours to reach their decision. this after guyger's mother took the stand during today's sentencing hearing, asking for leniency. >> she wished she could have taken his place. >> reporter: but the former dallas police officer faced new scrutiny after prosecutors entered into evidence texts and social media posts some have described as racially insensitive, including one with a dog-owning friend. the owner telling guyger the dog, quote, "may be racist." "it's okay," the former officer replied. "i'm the same." tonight, supporters of that former officer relieved, as guyger prepares to spend years behind bars. >> and marcus moore with us live tonight again from dallas. that ten-year sentence was far less than what prosecutors had been asking for. >> reporter: yeah, david. they wanted 28 years, at least 28 years, as that's how old botham would have turned on sunday. but now, amber guyger could be up for p

so, again, right now we're waiting the jury to decide how long amber guyger will spend behind bars.aces up to 99 years in prison after dramatic verdict earlier today, guilty of murder. ali. >> was there any point in the testimony an explanation for how she didn't figure out until she was inside the apartment? i mean, look. we're not in her position, so we don't know. but at some point you'd recognize it's not your apartment, not your furniture, not your stuff. >> reporter: certainly. that is the main question that the prosecution hammered over and over again, that she should have realized seeing as though she was a trained police officer, somebody who should have observed not just this bright red door mat that was in front of botham jean's apartment but that she didn't see the roof line which she parked apparently on a floor -- on the fourth floor instead of the third floor. now, prosecutors really tried to explain to the jury that either she was distracted because of those explicit text messages or perhaps she was tired from her shift. but in the prosecution's view, that didn't mat

the hunt for others after a key witness in the amber guyger trial is shot and killed. what police have now revealed. >>> here in new york city, the first vaping death. this time, a 17-year-old. >>> the cdc tonight now alerting airline passengers after a flight attendant possibly exposed them to hepatitis on several flights. >>> and the other aviation headline. authorities tonight looking at this video obtained by flyer talk on a jet bridge. members of a flight crew in a fight. >>> and tonight, the moment seen by millions. ellen and former president george w. bush at a cowboys game. what happened on social media after, and tonight, ellen and the bushes now responding. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. and we begin with that breaking headline. the white house just a short time ago raising the stakes in the impeachment inquiry, sending a letter to speaker pelosi. tonight, the white house declaring it will not cooperate with the impeachment investigation, and they explain why. and all this comes on the same day the administration

. >>> the key witness in amber guyger's murder trial has died. he lived across the hall from the man that amber guyger shot, botham jean. he testified about what he had heard and amber guyger had been convicted of murder but no arrest for brown's death has been made. >>> a florida man was sentenced to 10 days in jail because he missed jury duty. deondre sommerville was sworn in as a juror in august on a civil case and was due to return the next day but overslept. he didn't call the jury office and he was served with a subpoena. he lives with his grandparents and takes care of his grandfather who said it was best to go to the hearing and be honest about it and a judge sentenced him to 10 days in jail, one year probation and 150 hours of community service. >> honestly, i overslept. i didn't understand the seriousness of the subject. they asked if i had a criminal record and have never been arrested. >> this will show others you have to take it seriously. this 21-year-old with no prior record now has a misdemeanor conviction. >> the judge complained

morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning, the jury considered manslaughter but ultimately convicted amber guyger of murder. in many case, this has been a shocking case, and we could find out guyger's punishment earlier today. >> former cop amber guyger is awaiting sentencing following a night in jail and a swift conviction. >> we the jury unanimously find the defendant amber guyger guilty of murder as charged in the indictment. >> reporter: the family of the man guyger killed erupted in cheers. she sat silent. >> i ask god for forgiveness, i hate myself every single day. >> reporter: in testimony, guyger claims she feared for her life when she shot her unarmed neighbor in his apartment, her panic seen on body camera. in fact, she had actually barged into his apartment on the wrong floor. the key moment when guyger was cross examined with intent at the time. >> when you aimed and pulled the trigger at mr. jean shooting him in center mass exactly where you are trained, you intended to kill mr. jean. >> i did. >> now the emotional sentencing is underway. >> botham was shot and he died. >> reporter:

world in 90 seconds. >> reporter: protesters on the streets of dallas following the sentencing of amber guyger. >> no justice, no peace! >> ten years for the woman who killed botham jean. >> emotional moment during yesterday's sentencing. jean's brother hugged guyger after saying he forgives her. >>> at least seven people were killed when the world war ii-era bomber crash landed at a connecticut airport. >> i heard the engine go pop, pop. you could tell there was engine failure. >>> at least 22 army paratroopers were hurt during a nighttime training exercise at camp shelby. >>> president trump on the attack over the impeachment invest >> he was especially seething about democrat adam schiff. >> this guy was negative on pompeo. that guy couldn't carry his blank scrap. you understand that? >> reporter: the presidential campaign on hold. senator bernie sanders now recovering after an emergency cardiac procedure. >>> all that -- >> the as taking on the rays in the a.l. wild card game. >> that will do it. the tampa bay bay rays are moving on. >>> this guy broke into a car, motion detector went off,

26-year-old accountant who was shot and killed in 2018 inside his own apartment by his neighbor amber guyger, who was a white officer come off duty at the time. during the trial, brown gave emotioional testimony about hearing gunshots the night of -- boththam jean's murder. two days after guyger was sentenced in the case, joshua brown was shot to death outside his apartment. dallas policice have arrested to suspects and have identified a third in brown's murder, which they chararacterize as a drug dl gone bad. the dallas naacp is calling for an independent investigation. lee merritt, you represented the botham jean family in the trial. now you also represent the family of joshua brown. can you giveve us the latest? >> well, the dallas police department is chugging forward with an investigation that will the community until theyy hold i it over to o a disinteted third party investigator. they have found witnesses and evidence and they presented that to the public. setfor a s significantnt through the community, basically rejected their findings because dallas, whether they like it or not, whe

amber guyger was convicted this week in the murder of botham jean. uyger says she enters the apartment she thought it was hers and believed mr. jean was an intruder. she walked into the wrong home. she was given ten years. brant spoke to guyger and asked the judge permission to do something that moved the country. >> i forgive you, i don't everyone waeven want you to go to jail. i want the best for you. i love you as a person and i don't wish anything bad on you. i don't know if this is possible but can i give her a hug, please? >> the young man offering forgiveness and a hug to the woman who killed h is brother. the presiding judge hugged the members of botham john members first and following grant walked over and hugged guyger, too. >> it was kind of beautiful for a lot of people to see that. >> to be clear there are no winners in that. that level of mandela's level grace. >> that's amazing grace. >> our first logo to the self driving catering truck that was not supposed to be driving itself. this was the chaotic scene at the tarmac at o'hare intern

reports. >> reporter: this morning, a search is under way for the killer of a key witness in the amber guygerurder trial. >> they met him at his home, ambushed him at the home. that's an assassination. >> please state your name for the record. >> joshua brown. >> less than two weeks ago he >> no.ied in guyger's widelymeo, no, ma'am. >> or, show me your hands? >> no, ma'am. >> his testimony was credited with helping get a conviction and a prison sentence. lee meredith now also josa brow family. he says the trial may have put a target on brown who already feared for his life being shot in the club last year. >> josh brown expressed concerns about the exposure from this trial and about his safety. >> reporter: brown living across the hall from jean could describe the moments before and after of amber guyger shot and killed jean in his own apartment. >> how soon after the voice did you hear the sound of gunshots? >> right after. >> right after? >> right after. right after. >> quick? >> quick. >> reporter: that scene in the courtroom making this scene friday night more tragic. >> i just heard thre

. >>> the urgent manhunt two suspects on the run, wanted for the murder of a witness in the amber guyger trial a third suspect wounded and in custody. what police say led to the shootout >>> the early warning sign what you need to know ahead of a potential severe flu season. >>> two parents sentenced in the college admissions scandal the lead prosecutor breaking his silence. his warning to actress lori loughlin. >> we will probably ask for a higher sentence for her than we did for felicity huffman >>> and ellen's powerful message. what she is saying tonight about the photo with former president bush that sparked a social media firestorm. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone. the white house late this evening has put democrats on notice that it will not be cooperating with the white house impeachment inquiry.ght cag urs house blocked a key witness from telling what he knows about the administration's dealings with ukraine. but tonight a brand-new nbc news/wall street journal poll finds more than half of americans think the allegations against

amber guyger sentenced to ten years in prison.ligible for parole in five years at just the age of 36. >> no justice, no peace! >> reporter: outside the courtroom, the sentence angered protesters, sparking chants. >> this is not a joke. this is our lives. >> reporter: but at the same time, inside the courtroom, a dramatic scene was unfolding. >> i forgive you. >> reporter: botham jean's 18-year-old brother, brandt, spoke directly to the former dallas police officer who killed his brother. he told guyger that he didn't want to see her rot in prison and that he had one request before she was taken to her jail cell. >> i love you as a person, and i don't wish anything bad on you. i don't know if this is possible, but can -- can i give her a hug, please? please? >> yes. >> reporter: guyger's attorney called it humbling and the most amazing moment he had ever seen in a courtroom. the emotion lingered long after the case ended. judge tammy kemp hugged botham jean's family, and in a rare move, also hugged amber guyger, the convicted murde

a key witness in the amber guyger trial is shot to death in dallas. ♪ >>> good morning from the studio7 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with major developments in the impeachment inquiry into president trump. a second whist-blor hacome foard. president trump says this latest whistle-blower is part of a, quote, witch hunt against him. the president is also lashing out at house speaker nancy pelosi. in a series of tweets yesterday, he said that she's guilty of n ouimd. katherine johnson is here in new york with more on this. what are we learning about the second whistle-blower? >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. so far president trump's greatest defense in this whole hmy imac whisentle-blowirer only inclaim have secondhand knowledge of the controversial call with the president of ukraine. now a second whistle-blower claiming to have firsthand knowledge of the call is coming forward. a new whistle-blower, this time with firsthand knowledge of the president's dealings with ukraine has come forward. his attorney said he

amber guyger is facing five to 99 years in prison. trevor alt, abc news, new york. >>> now the attorneys representing botham jean's family released a statement thanking dallas county for, quote, delivering the proper murder convince saying his family deserved justice. >>> well the days are getting shorter. the temperatures this week will be gradually getting warmer. >> sandhya has an aaddiction. how juuline hooked kids and ignited an public health crisis." other news outlets report- sju oouliction. how juuline hooked kids and ignited an e-cigarettes with kid friendly flavors and uses nicotine to addict them. 5 million kids use e-es. juul is "following big tobacco'sttce playbook." and now, juul is pushing prop c to overturn e-cigarette protections. vote no on juul. no on big tobacco. no on prop c. fixfinity internet and mobile, each for $30 a month. that equals awesome wifi from america's best internet provider and the best lte on the go. it's the ultimate coverage solution. it's all in the numbers. with xfinity mobile, you'll save up